# pimento
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pimento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), similar to Spanish pimiento, from Latin pigmentum (“coloring; colorful thing”), from pingo (“paint”) and -mentum (suffix denoting instruments and results of actions). Doublet of pigment, piment, and pimiento.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /pɪˈmɛntəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /pɪˈmɛntoʊ/
** Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

pimento (plural pimentos or pimentoes)
* A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.
* A tropical berry used to make allspice.
* The tree on which it grows.

#### Synonyms

* (red sweet pepper): cherry pepper, pimiento, Spanish paprika
* (tropical berry): allspice

#### Derived terms

* pimento cheese
* pimento loaf

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* emption

## Finnish
### Etymology

pimentää (“to darken”) +‎ -o

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpimento/, [ˈpime̞n̪t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -imento
* Hyphenation: pi‧men‧to

### Noun

pimento
* (figuratively) dark, darkness (place hidden from the sight)
    pitää joku pimennossa
       to keep someone in the dark

#### Declension

Possessive forms of pimento (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pimentoni
pimentoni
accusative
nom.
pimentoni
pimentoni
gen.
pimentoni
genitive
pimentoni
pimentojeni
partitive
pimentoani
pimentojani
inessive
pimennossani
pimennoissani
elative
pimennostani
pimennoistani
illative
pimentooni
pimentoihini
adessive
pimennollani
pimennoillani
ablative
pimennoltani
pimennoiltani
allative
pimennolleni
pimennoilleni
essive
pimentonani
pimentoinani
translative
pimennokseni
pimennoikseni
abessive
pimennottani
pimennoittani
instructive
comitative
—pimentoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pimentosi
pimentosi
accusative
nom.
pimentosi
pimentosi
gen.
pimentosi
genitive
pimentosi
pimentojesi
partitive
pimentoasi
pimentojasi
inessive
pimennossasi
pimennoissasi
elative
pimennostasi
pimennoistasi
illative
pimentoosi
pimentoihisi
adessive
pimennollasi
pimennoillasi
ablative
pimennoltasi
pimennoiltasi
allative
pimennollesi
pimennoillesi
essive
pimentonasi
pimentoinasi
translative
pimennoksesi
pimennoiksesi
abessive
pimennottasi
pimennoittasi
instructive
comitative
—pimentoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pimentomme
pimentomme
accusative
nom.
pimentomme
pimentomme
gen.
pimentomme
genitive
pimentomme
pimentojemme
partitive
pimentoamme
pimentojamme
inessive
pimennossamme
pimennoissamme
elative
pimennostamme
pimennoistamme
illative
pimentoomme
pimentoihimme
adessive
pimennollamme
pimennoillamme
ablative
pimennoltamme
pimennoiltamme
allative
pimennollemme
pimennoillemme
essive
pimentonamme
pimentoinamme
translative
pimennoksemme
pimennoiksemme
abessive
pimennottamme
pimennoittamme
instructive
comitative
—pimentoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pimentonne
pimentonne
accusative
nom.
pimentonne
pimentonne
gen.
pimentonne
genitive
pimentonne
pimentojenne
partitive
pimentoanne
pimentojanne
inessive
pimennossanne
pimennoissanne
elative
pimennostanne
pimennoistanne
illative
pimentoonne
pimentoihinne
adessive
pimennollanne
pimennoillanne
ablative
pimennoltanne
pimennoiltanne
allative
pimennollenne
pimennoillenne
essive
pimentonanne
pimentoinanne
translative
pimennoksenne
pimennoiksenne
abessive
pimennottanne
pimennoittanne
instructive
comitative
—pimentoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pimentonsa
pimentonsa
accusative
nom.
pimentonsa
pimentonsa
gen.
pimentonsa
genitive
pimentonsa
pimentojensa
partitive
pimentoaan pimentoansa
pimentojaan pimentojansa
inessive
pimennossaan pimennossansa
pimennoissaan pimennoissansa
elative
pimennostaan pimennostansa
pimennoistaan pimennoistansa
illative
pimentoonsa
pimentoihinsa
adessive
pimennollaan pimennollansa
pimennoillaan pimennoillansa
ablative
pimennoltaan pimennoltansa
pimennoiltaan pimennoiltansa
allative
pimennolleen pimennollensa
pimennoilleen pimennoillensa
essive
pimentonaan pimentonansa
pimentoinaan pimentoinansa
translative
pimennokseen pimennoksensa
pimennoikseen pimennoiksensa
abessive
pimennottaan pimennottansa
pimennoittaan pimennoittansa
instructive
comitative
—pimentoineen pimentoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* uutispimento

#### Related terms

* pimittää

### Further reading

* “pimento”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈmento/ [piˈmẽn̪.t̪ʊ]
** Rhymes: -ento
* IPA: /piˈmɛnto/ [piˈmɛ̃n̪.t̪ʊ]
** Rhymes: -ɛnto
* Hyphenation: pi‧men‧to

### Noun

pimento m (plural pimentos)
* Alternative form of pemento.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French piment, Spanish pimiento, etc. from Latin pigmentum. Doublet of pigmento.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈmen.to/
* Rhymes: -ento
* Hyphenation: pi‧mén‧to

### Noun

pimento m (plural pimenti)
* pimento
* allspice

### Anagrams

* in tempo

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), from pingō (“to paint”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (“spot, color”). Doublet of pigmento, a borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈmẽ.tu/
* Rhymes: -ẽtu
* Hyphenation: pi‧men‧to

### Noun

pimento m (plural pimentos)
* sweet pepper, bell pepper (Capsicum annuum, an edible vegetable)
    Synonym: pimentão

#### Related terms

* pigmento
* pimenta